- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Crown; American ed edition (Feb 13 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0609608479
- ISBN-13: 978-0609608470
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,296,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In all of these essays, Esquivel reflects on the essential way that food connects people to the important, spiritual aspects of life, often promoting her ideal of the New Man who "will give equal value to production and reproduction, to reason and emotion, to the intimate and the public, to the material and the spiritual." In essays such as "Apple Soup," "Manchamanteles" and "Chestnut Souffl?," she employs her characteristic blend of anecdotes and Mexican recipes. "Oaxacan Black Mole," for example, comes with a story about the first time the author made the dish as a childAit took hours because she thought the chicken was supposed to be shredded before it was cooked! Other works are more philosophical, like "God is Above, The Devil, Below," which describes the time the author gave up chocolate as a political statement. Esquivel has a strong, distinctive voice and a passion for her subject. Collections, though, can be tricky: at times, Esquivel is repetitious, particularly in her expositions about the New Man. To get the full benefit of her humor and insight, it's best to take short sips rather than long draughts. Two-color line drawings by F. Melendez throughout. (Jan.) Forecast: Drawn from her newspaper and magazine articles, book prologues and speeches, this collection of 14 essays will appeal to adamant fans of Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate and The Laws of Love. Some general food readers, however, will probably skip over the title in favor of books by authors with true gastronomic credentials.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Esquivel (Like Water for Chocolate) on our relationship to food: a collection of articles, speeches, and book prologs.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This return to the kitchen is a gift from Esquivel,
By Shaz "oi-you!" (Naples, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food, and Flavor (Hardcover)
For those of you, as I was, who were less than lukewarm to Esquivel's "The Law of Love", "Between Two Fires" is a fabulous return to the warm hearth of Esquivel's upbringing- from the proper way to make home made salsa (in a molcajete, not a blender)to instructions on how to make low fat mayonnaise, BTF is a cook's essay on life, love, and the journey back home to the heart of the family- the kitchen. After going out to join her sisters in their quest for political and social equality during the 60's, Esquivel tells how she realized, after getting married and having her own daughter, that the sacrafice for equality, while noble, cost her the heritage of lifelong recipes and tradition passed on from her mother, grandmother, and all the women before her. She forced herself to remember those recipes, and soon, could hear her mother and her grandmother's voices dictating these recipes to her. BTF is an incredible mix of these recipes, plus life lessons Esquivel has learned along the way. If you have a true love for the kitchen, as I always have, this book will probably make you a bit teary (if you're not into cooking, you wouldn't understand). The message I got out of it is this: NEVER take your heritage for granted, and never sell it for higher social acceptance or prominence. If you do, your family's voices and stories will die with each successive generation, until they become extinct. BTF is amazing, and I thank Laura Esquivel for inviting us into her personal experiences and specific instructions that make her food perfect. I am especially grateful for her recipe for mole- it is one of my favorite foods. For anyone, male or female, who considers cooking to be their art, you must have a copy of this book. It is a return to "Like Water for Chocolate" and so much more.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A collection of thoughts.,
This review is from: Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food, and Flavor (Hardcover)
For those of you who expect something along the same lines as "Like Water for Chocolate" and "The Law of Love," you will be disappointed. "Between Two Fires" is basically a collection of thoughts, or short essays, taken from articles published in "Vogue de Mexico;" prologues to books such as "The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking," by Rick Curry; or speeches made at book fairs and psychoanalyst workshops."Between Two Fires" does not carry the heady aroma and full body of Esquivel's previous books. One feels as though someone forgot to keep stoking the fire and the meal, so to speak, has well ... gone cold in places. If however, you want a quick, short read to pass the time on the bus, train, underground, in the doctor's waiting room or waiting for the kettle to boil whilst in the full knowledge that you can finish a chapter by the time you get to your destination, are called for your appointment or need to make tea for the neighbours, then this is an ideal book to carry along with you. It is basically an anthology of memories, thoughts, ideas, short stories, interwoven with the ever present taste and aroma of the kitchen.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A collection of thoughts.,
By "bergsie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food, and Flavor (Hardcover)
For those of you who expect something along the same lines as "Like Water for Chocolate" and "The Law of Love," you will be disappointed. "Between Two Fires" is basically a collection of thoughts, or short essays, taken from articles published in "Vogue de Mexico;" prologues to books such as "The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking," by Rick Curry; or speeches made at book fairs and psychoanalyst workshops."Between Two Fires" does not carry the heady aroma and full body of Esquivel's previous books. One feels as though someone forgot to keep stoking the fire and the meal, so to speak, has well ... gone cold in places. If however, you want a quick, short read to pass the time on the bus, train, underground, in the doctor's waiting room or waiting for the kettle to boil whilst in the full knowledge that you can finish a chapter by the time you get to your destination, are called for your appointment or need to make tea for the neighbours, then this is an ideal book to carry along with you. It is basically an anthology of memories, thoughts, ideas, short stories, interwoven with the ever present taste and aroma of the kitchen. |
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